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This document contains a set of K-12 educational standards for physics. This work is an extension of Advanced Placement standards to a full K-12 progression of physics concepts. There are five main standards each with a set of objectives, foundation knowledge statements, conceptual learning targets, and learning outcomes. The document also includes instructional guides for each of the standards and objectives to help teachers interpret and address the learning outcomes. These guides include common student difficulties and the content boundaries for each grade band, as well as example activities, questions, and problems.

This file contains Standard 1 of the College Ready Physics Standards. It covers the concepts of interactions causing change, the properties of systems of different sizes and scales, and the different models used at different scales.

This file contains Standard 3 of the College Ready Physics Standards. It covers the concepts of kinematic quantities, forces and change in motion, and forces due to contact, gravity, and electrical and magnetic interactions.

This file contains a guide to help instructors meet the objectives of Standard 1 of the College Ready Physics Standards on interactions, scales, and models. It outlines common student difficulties and provides example problems and activities for this topic.

This file contains a guide to help instructors meet the objectives of Standard 2 of the College Ready Physics Standards on conservation principles. It outlines common student difficulties and provides example problems and activities for this topic.

This file contains an guide to help instructors meet the objectives of Standard 3 of the College Ready Physics Standards on Newton's Laws of Motion. It outlines common student difficulties and provides example problems and activities for this topic.

This file contains a guide to help instructors meet the objectives of Standard 4 of the College Ready Physics Standards on energy transfer and storage. It outlines common student difficulties and provides example problems and activities for this topic.

This file contains an guide to help instructors meet the objectives of Standard 5 of the College Ready Physics Standards on forces, energy, and fields. It outlines common student difficulties and provides example problems and activities for this topic.